Testimony continues in day 2 of Norristown double murder trial

COURTHOUSE — Prosecutors attempted to establish a chain of events Wednesday during the second day of testimony in the murder trial of Luckenson Desrivieres, who is accused of killing Marc Winchell Estiverne and Shamara Hill last June.

One eyewitness testified that she drove with Desrivieres to several locations over the course of the weekend in the days following the murders, starting on Friday, June 15, at approximately 11 a.m.

The witness said Desrivieres put a large trash bag filled with unknown materials in the trunk of her vehicle before the two drove to One Stop Pawn Shop, where Desrivieres sold a Dell laptop computer that allegedly belonged to Estiverne.

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Patrick Pearson, from One Stop Pawn Shop, stating that Desrivieres came into the shop on June 15 and sold a Dell laptop for $75. He also described Desrivieres’ demeanor as “calm, normal” during the exchange, stating that “it just seemed normal.” Pearson said he was familiar with Desrivieres, who came into the shop several times a week with another man to cash paychecks.

The first witness went on to testify that following the approximate 30-minute visit to the pawn shop, the two went down to the river, where, she said, Desrivieres discarded something into the water from a black backpack he was carrying. She said she felt the object through the bag at the pawn shop and described it as “bulky” and “heavier” on one end and long and flat on the other.

The witness testified that Desrivieres did not take the trash bag from her trunk, and by Sunday evening, it had begun to emit an odor that she described as similar to “rotten meat.” The witness SAID she discarded the trash bag without examining its contents in a trash bin behind the 7-Eleven on Sandy Hill Road in Norristown. Her testimony was apparently confirmed by surveillance footage that was entered into evidence.

The prosecution also called an employee at the Norristown Transportation Center to confirm that Desrivieres purchased a one-way bus ticket to Newark, N.J., on Sunday, June 17, for $20 and that he departed on the bus bound for Newark at approximately 3:15 p.m. that day.

Police ultimately located and arrested Desrivieres, who is originally from Haiti, in New Jersey last July after he was found hiding under a cardboard box in a basement. He faces a number of charges relating to the deaths of Estiverne and Hill, including first-degree murder.

Testimony will continue on Thursday morning and the trial is expected to continue into next week.